February 2018 – Moonlight and Magnolias



Play Name
Moonlight and Magnolias
Playwright
Ron Hutchinson
Performance Start Date
Tuesday, 13 February, 2018
Performance End Date
Saturday, 17 February, 2018
Location:
Harrogate Studio Theatre
Director:
Gill Mcvey
Cast
  • David O Selznick - Chris Cowling
  • Ben Hecht - Rob Hastings
  • Victor Fleming - David Williams
  • Miss Poppenghul - Janet Wilson
Synopsis

Legendary film producer David O. Selznick is five weeks into shooting Gone With the Wind when he realizes the script is awful, and that the director doesn’t have a clue. He has five days to replace them, and restart the shoot, or the production will shut down. Selznick calls Victor Fleming from the set of The Wizard to Oz to direct, and he taps legendary playwright, screenwriter and script doctor Ben Hecht to rewrite the script. There’s only one problem: Hecht hasn’t read the book. Over the course of five madcap days, the three men, assisted by Selznick’s assistant, Miss Poppenghul, frantically craft one of the most beloved screenplays of all time.

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